'Cholic acid' definitions:
Definition of 'cholic acid'
From: WordNet
noun
An insoluble crystalline acid present in bile
Definition of 'Cholic acid'
From: GCIDE
- Cholic \Chol"ic\, Cholinic \Cho*lin"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, from ? bile.] (Physiol. Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, the bile. [1913 Webster]
- Cholic acid (Chem.), a complex organic acid found as a natural constituent of taurocholic and glycocholic acids in the bile, and extracted as a resinous substance, convertible under the influence of ether into white crystals. [1913 Webster]